Funny Hotel/Motel Signs

Yesterday's "Funny Restaurant Signs" post was such a hit that I decided to follow it up with another pictures post I had been planning. Hope you all will enjoy these as well!  ~  JH

Oh well, then, if Jacky is here, then how could I not stay?

I guess this particular season is not actually part of the year.

Thin mattresses, disgustingly foul air, terrifying 

"roommates," and best of all – it's FREE! 

Welcome to your new home away from home!

If this place is even half as fancy as its sign, then I am all in!

And I'll bet they charge by the hour.

Free LSD? What kind of operation are they running here?

Now that's just good business sense.

You know what they say? If 

you can't say something nice...

Just don't ask the housekeepers...

Oh, good! I was specifically looking for a place that 

was convenient for shigtseenig. And the fact that 

they have non-smorking rooms is always a plus, too!

I don't know if that's the best way to sell rooms.

Gesundheit!

Be careful of parasailing horses? I wanna ride them suckers!

Had a rough day? Wanna end it all? We've got just the place for you.

If you don't enjoy your stay here, we'll sue the pants off of you!

You'd be crazy to stay anywhere else!

I don't think that's such a good deal after all...

The heart jacuzzis here are the best you'll find in all of

Gatlinburg! Trust Jesus – He wouldn't steer you wrong!

Honesty is the best policy. Right?

You could find better. You could find worse...

The rest of the time, sie sprechen Deutsch.

Refreshing poo? Say, what?

Again...as long as you don't mind spending 20 years or so in jail.

 

If I can prove that I don't exist, can I stay free, too?

Calgon, take me away!

Songs By Guys Named Matthew, Matt, And Mat (All Christian Artists)

I know, I know, I just did a random-collection-of-songs-by-people-with-the-same-first-name post yesterday. But this one's different! See, this one is composed entirely of Christian artists. Enjoy!  ~  JH

(NOTE:  Singers with a "*" by their names are professing Christians who sing, but they don't make Christian music, per sé. [Kinda like who I'm a Christian who blogs, but this isn't specifically a Christian blog.] So don't look for a deep theological meaning in those particular songs, because there probably isn't one to be found.)



1)  Matt Redman  ~  "10,000 Reasons (Bless The Lord)"

2)  Matt Maher  ~   "Rise Up"

3)  Matthew West  ~  "My Own Little World"

4)  Matthew Smith  ~  "Lord Jesus, Comfort Me"

5)  Mat Kearney*  ~  "Nothing Left To Lose"

6)  Matt Papa  ~  "Open Hands"

7)  Matthew Reed  ~  "Crash This Place"

8)  Matt Wertz*  ~  "Somebody's Gonna Love You"

9)  Matt McCoy  ~  "My Eyes Are Fixed On You"

(Video wouldn't load properly – here's the link:)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNW7l8bO7B4

10)  Matthew Perryman Jones*  ~  "Stones From The Riverbed"

11)  Matt Hammitt (of Sanctus Real)  ~  "All Of Me"

12)  Matt Brouwer  ~  "Sometimes"

(Video wouldn't load – click the link below to view it:)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmKJumFAA8A

13)  Matt Thiessen (of Relient K)  ~  "Who I Am Hates Who I've Been"

Funny Restaurant Signs

I did a post similar to this one sometime last year, but these are pictures I've found since then that I thought you'd enjoy. Of course, my appropriately snarky comments – obligatory though they may be – are included with each picture.  ~  JH

You can't accuse these folks of false advertising. But they double-

dog-dare you to come try their food and prove them wrong.

I don't know about you, but coffee 

sometimes makes me break farts.

Apparently, linoleum is a delicacy in some parts of the world.

Wow! That's going to be a long drive-thru line!

You gotta hand it to them. They know their clientele.

I don't know, I don't think I'll apply. I've heard that 

SpongeBob SquarePants really runs a tight ship.

Your dung will not be my supper. Thanks for the offer, but no...

As long as you don't mind spending 20 years or so in jail.

Eww...vegetables!

An interior shot of Potty's, perhaps?

This would probably appeal to some people.

Especially if it were all-you-can-eat "soup."

And you thought Potty's Restaurant was bad?

I don't really want a side of Russians. 

How about a side of Argentinians instead?

Because everything's better with bacon. Even ice.

They call it how they see it. Or how they bake it, rather.

This is not something I'd want to try. Ever. 

Let me say that again. EVER.

We made your food so fast, we don't even

remember what we put in it. OOPS!!

I wonder if the cow was farm-raised or wild-caught?

Because that makes a big difference to me.

Yes, I'd like the fried flounder with a

side of tugboat. Hold the pickles, please!

Oh well...at least the showers are cold.

Songs By Ladies Named Maggie

There's no particular reason why I decided to do this post, other than the fact that I stumbled upon a lovely song by a singer named Maggie on YouTube and thought: "I've got to find some way to include that in a post." And it just snowballed from there. I won't tell you which song inspired the post, because any of these is good enough to have done so on its own. Anyway, there's only 12 songs this time, so I didn't go too overboard like I usually do. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Maggie Sajak  ~  "First Kiss"  (Yes, this is Wheel Of Fortune host Pat Sajak's daughter)

2)  Maggie Reilly  ~  "Every Time We Touch"

3)  Maggie Rose  ~  "Better"

4)  Maggie McClure  ~  "Good Morning And Good Night"

5)  Maggie MacNeal  ~  "When You're Gone"

6)  All About Maggie  ~  "Spin Your Lies"

7)  Maggie Gabbard  ~  "Just Wait And See"

8)  Maggie Thorn  ~  "Gravel Road"

(Video wouldn't display properly – click link below:)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mabNCn8Dllg

9)  Maggie Rogers  ~  "On The Page"

10)  Maggie Koerner  ~  "Cayute Woman"

11)  Maggie Bjorklund  ~  "Wasteland"  (Okay, so she's not a singer – but what an instrumentalist!)

12)  Maggie Malyn  ~  "Me And You"

Songs By Singers With Lengthy Last Names

There were only three criteria for being included in this compilation. The artist's last name had to be 10 letters or more in length; the last name could not be hyphenated; and it had to be their actual surname, not a stage name. All in all, a nice collection of songs, several of which I was already familiar with. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Joan Armatrading  ~  "This Charming Life"

2)  Lindsey Buckingham  ~  "Trouble"

3)  Natasha Bedingfield  ~  "Unwritten"

4)  Paul Butterfield  ~  "Slow Down"

5)  Julian Casablancas  ~  "11th Dimension"

6)  Melissa Manchester  ~  "Don't Cry Out Loud"

7)  John Frusciante  ~  "Sum"

8)  Martine McCutcheon  ~  "Perfect Moment"

9)  Israel Kamakawiwo'ole  ~  "Somewhere Over The Rainbow"

10)  Meshell Ndegeocello  ~  "Please Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood"

11)  Kris Kristofferson  ~  "This Old Road"

12)  Nicole Scherzinger  ~  "Boomerang"

13)  Ray LaMontagne  ~  "For The Summer"

14)  Alanis Morissette  ~  "So Pure"

15)  John Mellencamp  ~  "Small Town"

16)  Charlotte Gainsbourg  ~  "Terrible Angels"

17)  Bruce Springsteen  ~  "Streets Of Philadelphia"

18)  Justin Timberlake  ~  "Mirrors"

19)  Francesca Battistelli  ~  "Free To Be Me"

20)  Paul Westerberg  ~  "Dyslexic Heart"

10 Things I Like Being

I LIKE BEING...

...a husband. It makes me feel wanted.

...a dad. It makes me feel needed.

...by myself. Sometimes. Especially when I'm working.

...mysterious. It keeps people guessing.

...weird. It makes me seem less boring than I actually am.

...the butt of people's jokes. It means they're not ignoring me completely.

...behind the scenes. I've never craved the spotlight, and I doubt I ever will.

...cool. So, no, I'm not a big fan of summer.

...left-handed. It's the only way I can prove that I'm in my right mind.

...bored. It never fails to get my creative juices flowing.